Making better eating decisions has reduced my calorie count drastically :/

Irrevocably
Irrevocably Posts: 1 Member
edited November 17 in Health and Weight Loss
Is this something I should be particularly worried about?

As an average guess, before I started transitioning to better eating habits [still a lot of room for improvement] over the past few weeks, I would have normally consumed around the 2500-3000 calories a day mark.

However, now it seems I struggle to even get to 1400 calories a day (and today I've only just scraped 1200)? I don't really feel any hungrier, but I always know that I don't appear to be eating enough. I think I probably need to implement more meat into my diet... :p but that still won't be anywhere near enough 2,000 let alone 2,500.

Is this a normal thing to experience such a drastic drop and do I need to worry about it :S?

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  • macgurlnet
    macgurlnet Posts: 1,946 Member
    Kind of depends on what you've done for switching out foods.

    What does MFP give you for a calorie goal?

    Are you using a food scale to measure? If not, get one! Weigh all solids/semi-solids in grams so you have a better idea of how much your'e eating.

    If you've switched to low/no-fat foods, go for the "fat" ones instead. Fat in food is good for you :)

    ~Lyssa
  • tiptoethruthetulips
    tiptoethruthetulips Posts: 3,371 Member
    1200 to 1400 calories is nowhere near enough calories for a male even while losing weight.

    Set your MFP profile and follow the allowance given. To get calories up consume more fats (good fats), eggs, nuts and seeds, while veg is important don't over consume it at the expense of the other food groups. Have an extra sandwich, increase portion sizes etc.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    As a 20 year old male, 1200 calories is NOT enough and you should be concerned.
    Nut butters
    nuts
    eggs
    cheese
    avocados
    EAT FOOD
  • cdn_beaver
    cdn_beaver Posts: 130 Member
    Make sure you're eating enough protein otherwise you'll lose a lot of muscle along the way. Listen to what your body wants and try and aim at a 20% deficit.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    macgurlnet wrote: »
    Kind of depends on what you've done for switching out foods.

    What does MFP give you for a calorie goal?

    Are you using a food scale to measure? If not, get one! Weigh all solids/semi-solids in grams so you have a better idea of how much your'e eating.

    If you've switched to low/no-fat foods, go for the "fat" ones instead. Fat in food is good for you :)

    ~Lyssa

    This.

    A lot of people overdo it initially and then get over it, so I wouldn't worry too much about a short term drop. You shouldn't be aiming so low, though, and it shouldn't be hard to eat a normal amount (whatever the MFP goal is, at least). It makes me wonder if you've cut out a bunch of stuff and are confused about what you can eat (answer, pretty much anything).
  • MakePeasNotWar
    MakePeasNotWar Posts: 1,329 Member
    It's easy to do at first, it definitely happened to me. The first few days I would total everything up at the end of the day and be at 800-900 calories, even though I'd eaten a large volume of food (mainly veggies and beans, very low fat). It didn't last long. As I started to feel less and less satisfied, I upped the fats and starches until I felt better, and now I'm right at about 1800-2000 most days.

    No need to freak out, but do keep an eye on it. I'd say if it's still problem after a week to 10 days, you need to start intentionally adding back calorie dense foods, whether you want them or not.

    But you'll want them, trust me ;)
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